How to grow radish in the open field

How to plant radish in open ground? The question seems to be of the most ordinary. After all, it is easier than simple to pour seeds into the beds, periodically water, and then harvest. So many do. True, the harvest is difficult to call. What has grown - and then ate.

But I want something radish large, juicy. To spicy was, but without bitterness. And every now and then you hear from acquaintances that you have not been born, you went to the arrow, dry. Sometimes an incomprehensible root grows on the site instead of a beautiful root crop. And what to do?

It turns out that a whole treatise can be written about growing radishes. This unpretentious culture has some features. They must be taken into account. Understand?

Landing time

It is possible to plant radishes in the open ground all year round. Yes, yes, and in the winter too. True, it rises only when the temperature rises to + 7 ° С. But first things first.Consider each season.

Spring. As soon as a bed of snow remains in a couple of centimeters, sprinkle it with ash or cover it with black film (cloth, material). This will allow the soil to warm enough. And you can plant. In the middle lane around mid-March.

When the snow melts right into the wet ground, radishes are sown in early April. Further, new landings are done every 12 days. Such a conveyor will allow eating root vegetables all the time.

May is the most suitable month for sowing radishes. The day is still too short, and the temperature allows you to do without additional shelters.

Summer. The planting season continues with the conveyor method. The only rule - from 19.00 to 7.00, the bed will have to be covered in order to block access of sunlight completely. This may be a thick fabric on the arches, a cardboard box, a black film. In a word, everything that will be at hand. So do the whole of June and the first half of July. In August, this procedure is not necessary, because the light day is shortened.

Autumn. Planted late-ripening varieties until mid-September. October is an exception. It is too warm for planting, and the radish will not ripen before the onset of frost.But at this time you can prepare the beds and pack in bags or buckets of land to fill the winter beds. But November is the time for a winter landing.

It is advisable to wait until the earth freezes to a depth of 5 cm. Otherwise, the seeds will germinate, they will be killed by frost.

Winter. Remember the beds prepared in October? All cold season you can remove snow from them. Then it is necessary to sow radishes, cover it with prepared soil with a layer of not more than 5 cm. Cover snow back from above and wait for spring warming.

Such landings rise 3 weeks earlier than spring. Undoubtedly, this is a plus. After all, fresh vitamins are always appreciated when greenery is still growing in the garden.

The soil

Over time, landing settled. Now let's talk about the land. Radish loves ... no, not any. To obtain large and even root crops, the land should be loose, well-fertilized. By the way, it is absolutely impossible to make manure under the radish! Root crops will be very large, dry and hollow.

Better to make potassium. Ash for example. Any potassium-containing mineral fertilizer can be used. Just look at the package so that there is no excess of nitrogen.Otherwise the radish will be clumsy and bitter.

Top dressing for the vegetative season is not needed if the land is well prepared. Naturally, crop rotation must be respected. Radish can not be planted after crucifers, they have the same disease and pests. For the same reason, white mustard is not sown as siderat.

They dig up the soil, harrow rake. Then draw the beds at a distance of 10 cm from each other. Depth 5-5.5 cm. The bottom of the groove can be powdered with ash or clean sand. Just the seeds of radishes are dark, and so they will be clearly visible.

Instead of drawing the beds with the tools at hand, it is better to make yourself a special marker. It is a plate on which pegs are packed according to the 5 by 5 cm scheme. These can be specially prepared twigs, teeth from a rake for turning the hay, sticks from an old cot.

Such a plate is pressed against the surface of the prepared bed and is stepped on with its foot. Then gently pull out, it turns out the holes. They are very convenient to lay out the seeds. And then do not have to razdergivat shoots.

Council Such a plate is always useful in the household. Especially if you make the pegs removable or cook a few different, for sowing carrots, beets, radishes. For picking up seedlings in a greenhouse - generally indispensable thing.

How to plant radishes

Most gardeners are used to doing what? Drew a furrow, poured. Then the seeds are sprinkled ... like a sower of bonds in a famous work - handfuls and thicker! Perhaps we will sweep away afterwards.

We consider such a method to be inexpedient consumption of seed material. A quality now very expensive. Even the old radish seeds sprout almost 99%. So why part? When pulling out there is a high risk of damaging the roots of other plants. Or you will be late for several days, and they will immediately begin to stretch.

Some generally plant radish seedlings. Why all these dances with a pick and a transplant damaging the root system? From germination to technical ripeness in super-early varieties, it takes only 20 days. What is there to seat? And when root crops gain juiciness and weight, if you continually pick them out of the ground and shove it back? Do not need anything, still not eggplant.

The correct procedure for a classic landing in mid-April (middle lane):

• Drawn grooves in the prepared soil, a depth of about 6-6.5 cm
• Thoroughly poured clean water.
• Dusted bottom of the ashes.
• Spread radish seeds at a distance of 5 cm.
• Dusted with a layer of loose dry soil of 3-3.5 cm.
• Lightly pressed against the palm.

Why dry? Because wetting creates a thick crust on the surface. It is impossible to loosen, suddenly there are already close shoots. And the crust itself is an almost insurmountable obstacle for young sprouts.

If done correctly, the shoots will appear within 5-6 days. Some sources recommend germinating seeds before sowing. Could be so. But in principle, moisture in the soil is enough for normal swelling and germination.

If started with germination, then first soak the seeds for 3 hours in a warm solution of any growth biostimulator. Not at hand? Do not worry, use plain water. Next, the seeds are laid out on a damp cotton cloth or paper napkin. After a day they will begin to germinate, now you can engage in planting. Just do not tighten, otherwise the roots will intertwine and there is a risk of breaking them.

By the way, it is enough to make no more than 10-11 cm between rows. Someone will say, but how can you tat? Yes, nothing. During the vegetative season of radishes the grass will not have time to grow. And what comes up is easy to pull out with your hands.

If you are too lazy to bother with laying the seeds across the beds, then make yourself a ribbon. They are simply laid out on the bottom of wet beds and sprinkled with earth. In contrast to the classical method - first wet and only then dry on top.

Where to get the tape? Buy or make yourself. To do this, take a thin toilet paper. With the help of paste and toothpicks, they glue the seeds in rows, at the right distance. Dried, cut into strips and stored until sowing.

Some inconvenient to lay long tape. Or the rows are short drawn. And what prevents the scissors to cut them into short pieces? Or, instead of paper, take kitchen napkins. When disintegrating, they crawl away easily and do not block the path to the shoots. Plus they are short.

Watering rules

Radish begin to be watered only after the emergence of shoots. Otherwise, a film is formed on the surface that will interfere with the sprouts. Further, there are no strict recommendations for irrigation. There is no specific schedule.

Every day, soak the earth to a good moisture. In rainy weather, you can skip watering. In the heat - it is impossible. Radish loves to drink very much.Want to get a wonderful harvest? Do not regret the liquid.

Features of the autumn planting

There is an erroneous opinion that only late-season radish varieties are planted in the fall. And who set such a rule? Today we will break the ban. And quietly plant ultrahigh grades. We take care of them in the same way as during spring planting.

Try it, you will be pleasantly surprised. And you will look forward to the next fall to repeat the experiment. After all, often, the roots are much better and tastier than the summer. This is due to the shortening of daylight hours and the lack of high temperatures. After all, the best root vegetables are obtained at + 19-21 ° C.

The thermometer shows below - the plant is suspended in development. You can put the arc and cover with a film or non-woven material. Root crops will have time to ripen. The only thing is that they are not kept in the cellar for as long as late-ripening varieties calmly lie. And with proper storage, you can feast on your radish even in January!

Some useful tips

1. Instead of soaking, place the seeds in a cloth bag or simply wrap them in gauze. Then added dropwise at a depth of about 19-21 cm.After 5 days, take out and plant. They say that this method allows the seeds to be fed with the moisture and vital energy of the earth. We do not know about energy, but as a preliminary germination method is quite acceptable. True, a little dirty. But there are no real gardeners with clean hands and a chic manicure.
2. In spring and winter, you can plant radishes in tree trunks. They still do not have time to dissolve the foliage completely, and the harvest is ripe. So shading does not happen.
3. For the simultaneous collection of all root crops will have to calibrate the seeds. If the timing of cleaning is not critical, for example, not for sale, but only for yourself, then you can plant everything. Because large sprout faster, respectively, and the root will ripen earlier. For calibration, use a colander or a sieve with large cells. You can ask the children and their grandchildren to go through, let them learn to work.
4. There are recommendations to sprinkle the beds after sowing with peat. It is not recommended to do this. Peat is a mulching material. It retains moisture well from the inside. But it also holds back the penetration of sunlight from the outside. Put a layer a little more - and you will wait for shoots for a very long time.Cover it with a very thin layer - all the moisture will evaporate very quickly, it will simply not be enough for the seeds.
5. For early spring planting along with shelter with dark materials, it is advisable to treat the bed with EM preparations. Only no later than 5 days before sowing. Microorganisms will help the earth to wake up and begin to work fruitfully for your benefit.

How to plant radish in open ground? It turns out, by special technology. We have described many methods. It is only necessary to choose the most suitable for you personally. Then there will be no trouble and the harvest will get excellent.

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